Hell-Cat Maggie

Hell-Cat Maggie (1820-) was an Irish-American member of the Dead Rabbits gang of New York City during the 19th century.

Biography
Hell-Cat Maggie was born around 1820, and she was known for filing her teeth into points and wearing claw-like brass fingernails to help her in fights. She fought alongside the Dead Rabbits gang against the Nativists of William Cutting, taking part in the final 1846 battle with the Nativists in the Five Points' intersection in front of an old brewery. After the Dead Rabbits were outlawed by Cutting, she became a drunk who begged for money.